Keywords: USS America visit 140719-N-YB590-049.jpg en Marines assigned to Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force SPMAGTF South prepare to board two MV-22 Osprey assigned to the Argonauts of Marine Operational and Test Evaluation Squadron VMX 22 after completing a bilateral training exercise with Colombian marines known as Infanteria de Marina at the International Center for Amphibious Training located in Covenas Colombia SPMAGTF is a balanced air ground and logistics force that can be tailored to accomplish missions across a wide range of crises is embarked aboard the future amphibious assault ship USS America LHA 6 America is traveling through the U S Southern command and the U S 4th Fleet area of responsibility on her maiden transit America Visits the Americas America is the first ship of its class replacing the Tarawa-class of amphibious assault ships As the next generation of big-deck amphibious assault ship America is optimized for aviation capable of supporting current and future aircraft such as the Osprey and F-35B Joint Strike Fighter The ship is scheduled to be ceremoniously commissioned Oct 11 in San Francisco U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John Scorza/Released 2014-07-19 Petty Officer 2nd Class John Scorza Jr https //www dvidshub net/image/1475109 140719-N-YB590-049 2014-07-31 22 10 COVENAS CO PD-USGov-Military-Navy MV-22B Osprey USS America LHA-6 Images from DoD uploaded by Fæ |